Planet

Composting is the perfect way to turn household waste into garden treasure, saving the environment while improving your soil.

Changes in the Earth’s climate are happening more rapidly than at any time in the last 50 million years.

It’s almost the end of July, and with the end of the month comes the end of another challenge: Plastic-Free July, which asks people to avoid all single-use plastics for 31 days. Why? Every piece of plastic you use, if it hasn’t been recycled or produced via a new environmentally conscious technology, chips away at […]

Planned obsolescence is still a driver of the economy so how can you make more sustainable, less throw-away, choices?

Trees in cities can save lives by cleaning the air.

Across Australia and Europe pesticides reduce biodiversity in streams and rivers.

While “celebrity” animals like pandas get the conservation attention, others go unnoticed.

City folk report greater wellbeing and happiness if they live near a green space.

Harvard analysis suggests how the Earth corrects itself after a “pole shift”.

“Soaking” instead of “dispersing” oil spills could be a better solution.

Zombie bees may reveal answers to the plight of the honey bee.

Female killer whales have an unusually long menopause and now we know why.